Today is Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
1718 M.G. Agnesi --1799 1801 William H. Seward, bought Alaska at $0.02/acre. 1905 Henry Fonda 1952 Pierce Brosnan 1955 Debra Winger 1966 Janet Jackson 1969 Tracey Gold 1973 Tori Spelling
Armed Forces Day 1866 Congress authorizes nickel 5-cent piece (the silver half-dime was used up to this point). 1929 1st Oscars announced (best film was 'Wings'). 1971 First Class Mail now costs 8 cents (was 6 cents).
That's all for today.
